Commendation performance?

[Vandril]

I don't give commendations based on performance. Well, maybe, but here's basically the hierarchy:

1. Someone who pulls off an amazing feat that basically saves the entire party/dungeon/raid. This can be done by a party member in ANY role.
2. Someone who amuses me. Usually by chatting.
3. Someone who says anything at all that isn't negative.
4. A DPS.
5. Coin flip between tank or healer.

So whichever happens first on my list gets the commendation. ^.^

I use much the same hierarchy, with a few differences. Mine would be:

1. Someone who pulls off an amazing feat that saves the entire group.
2. Someone who, throughout the run, amuses me in an active way. (Once isn't enough, and a passive joke like a funny name doesn't count.)
3. Someone who is social throughout the run and was generally pleasant to interact with.
4. Someone who caught my eye as having done excellently in their role.
5. Nobody.

This is a game. I will always commend someone who increases my enjoyment of whatever content I'm doing. My enjoyment > the speed/smoothness of the run. Some of my most enjoyable duty experiences have been objectively terrible runs that were made great by great personalities.

#1 is amusing to watch. It's like watching sports or something. It feels amazing seeing someone pull off a stunt like that!
#2 is amusing by definition. If someone has a good sense of humor and ropes the party along in the silly, then that's great!
#3 is just nice. Even a bad run can become a nice memory when you're in a group containing socially active members who chat it up!
#4 is the least important of all. Smooth runs? Cool. Thanks. Since no one met the criteria for #1, #2, or #3, I probably couldn't wait to escape my boring group for the duty.
#5 If not a single party member met any of the previous 4 criteria, then no one deserves my commendation.

[AmalahRose]

I just commend whoever is the friendliest.

[Ashquar]

i180 SCH with hive weapon, 300-500 DPS on every pull and boss, swiftcast stoneskin + adlo on the tank before every pull, adlo + deployment tactics before every boss pull, no one ever even close from dying, dispelled every single debuff the same second it was applied, used selene and fey wind to further boost party dps, used stuff such as eye for an eye, virus and rouse constantly to further mitigate and make life's tank easier, anticipated aoe boss attacks with indomitability to give the party the impression everything was under control by having everyone topped permanently.

Dungeon is over. Zero commendations.

Might as well remove the whole commenndation thing because it's clearly a farce.

Sorry, but please, let us know when you get off the high horse your on.

[Sciwolf]

Most commendations I have gotten as healer is when I save wipes. That's when you get noticed. If everyone's always topped off, then you are ignored. It's just human nature. You think about doctors when you are hurting not when eating a cheeseburger and banging the babysitter.

[RedShipRaider]

The purpose of playing any game is to have fun. At times it can be fun to get a static group of players together and push your skills to see just how powerful of a foe you can collectively overcome. But when running Roulettes with random people, that same sort of tryhard optimization becomes very un-fun.

Hands down, every single time, I will Commend people who are talkative and enjoyable to play with. They make the game fun in ways that players hyper focused on statistics do not. I would much rather spend 35 minutes clearing a Low Level Roulette with 3 people who are fun to play with than 20 minutes trying to stay awake as we roll through it optimally, with no spare seconds to chat.

[CrystalRainbow]

When my wife plays as a Healer I notice she get more Commendation, When things go wrong and she pull us out of it.

When everything nothing is going wrong. That means DPS are all doing there jobs. The other healer is doing there job. and finally the tanks are doing there jobs. So keeping everyone alive is just that.

Now when a Tank dies. Or DPS are Dieing... Then.. The healers need to step up get people alive.

[Ageofwar]

I have in the past got commendations from people for saving the group from a complete wipe or for being very playful with people in the party

A word to the OP

"Just doing your job" in my book will net you a 1 in 3 or 1 in 7 chance of getting a commendation from me.

What would improves your chances in my book are:-

- having a nice sexy glamor on. (Bunny and Thavnairian Bustier set are your best bets atm)
- being a target of my playfulness.
(Lalafell, Roegadyn and male characters will not qualify for the above 2 points)
-helping me prevent a party wipe
-letting me be trigger happy with Fire IV and Blizzard IV (sadly this rules out SR pulls)

[Gunspec]

Why doesn't sempai notice me! It's not like I wanted your commendation, baka!

[FrejyaAthenes]

This is how I decide my commendations:

1. Have I popped my challenge? If yes, go to 5. If no, go to 2.
2. Will this pop my challenge? If yes, go to 3. If no, go to 5.
3. Am I a class that will benefit from the bonus? If yes, go to 4. If no, stop.
4. Is there another class that I would rather get the bonus? If yes, stop. If no go to 5.
5. Is anyone still in the dungeon? If yes, go to 6. If no, stop.
6. Did anyone positively stand out in a social manner? If yes, commend. If no, go to 7.
7. Did anyone positively stand out in a gameplay manner? If yes, commend. If no, go to 8.
8. Was anyone new? If yes, commend. If no, go to 9.
9. Did anyone have an amusing/interesting name or glamour? If yes, commend. If no, stop.

While I wish there was a system that allowed us to give a more in depth review on a person's performance by role or job, I know it'd never happen due to ease of abuse and general apathy.

[TruebladeNuke]

Why doesn't sempai notice me! It's not like I wanted your commendation, baka!

Made me chuckle. Take a like.

As for me, while I typically grade on performance, that's only if the party I land in is silent for most of the dungeon. If I land in a more talkative group and someone has a funny sense of humor to me, that person is likely to get my commend instead.

Expecting commends should never be a thing. I'll admit that with all the commend I usually got (up to and beyond getting my Parade Chocobo), it's kinda odd to me when I leave with no commends. But do I go around complaining about it? Nope. Aside from already having all the commend rewards, I just don't see any reason to be upset about not getting any.

Fun Fact 1: I only walked away with one commend today out of the Duty Roulettes I did so far, and I Tanked and Healed all of them today, and all said runs were smooth. (Ensured aggro, kept everyone going, etc)

Fun Fact 2: I seem to get more commends tossed my way when my Miqo'te lady is glamored in skimpy gear instead of badass armor. But... but I LIKE the armor I chose for my Miqo'te as a Tank! D: